Big-Leaf Maple vs Powder-Scale Pholiota

Acer macrophyllum compared with Flammulaster erinaceellus

Key Differences

Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Powder-Scale Pholiota is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Powder-Scale Pholiota
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sapindaceae	Tubariaceae
Genus	Acer	Flammulaster
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Flammulaster erinaceellus

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Powder-Scale Pholiota

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Powder-Scale Pholiota
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-Leaf Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Ireland, and United States.

Powder-Scale Pholiota

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Big-Leaf Maple

The Big-Leaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.